unbleached calico

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• Calico (textile) — Calico is a plain woven textile. In the United Kingdom, calico refers to fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is less coarse and thick than canvas or… …   Wikipedia

• Calico — Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calico bass — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calico printing — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calico — ► NOUN (pl. calicoes or US also calicos) 1) Brit. a type of plain white or unbleached cotton cloth. 2) N. Amer. printed cotton fabric. ORIGIN alteration of Calicut, a seaport in SW India where the fabric originated …   English terms dictionary

• calico — n. & adj. n. (pl. oes or US os) 1 a cotton cloth, esp. plain white or unbleached. 2 US a printed cotton fabric. adj. 1 made of calico. 2 US multicoloured, piebald. Etymology: earlier calicut f. Calicut in India …   Useful english dictionary

• calico — [ kalɪkəʊ] noun (plural calicoes or US also calicos) Brit. a type of plain white or unbleached cotton cloth. ↘N. Amer. printed cotton fabric. adjective N. Amer. (of an animal, typically a cat) multicoloured or piebald. Origin C16 (orig. also… …   English new terms dictionary

• barfish — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bitterhead — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• calicoback — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calicoes — Calico Cal i*co, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.] 1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English